Report on the implementation of activities taken in Poland as part of

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Report on the
implementation
of activities taken in Poland
as part of the celebrations
of the 25th Anniversary
of the Erasmus Programme
First half-year of 2012
T
he extent of the Erasmus Programme’ influence on the development of
the higher education in Poland (especially in terms of the internalization)
is undeniable. Although Poland has participated in the Programme
less than 25 years, nobody can imagine Polish higher education without the
Erasmus Programme at present.
F
oundation for the Development of the Education System - National
Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme in Poland took advantage
of the anniversary to highlight achievements of the Erasmus Programme
and expand the promotion of the mobility among Polish society.
R
eport presents the activities carried out by the Foundation for the
Development of the Education System in cooperation with the Erasmus
Student Network Poland and under the honorary patronage of the Polish
Minister of Science and Higher Education.
T
he celebrations of the 25th Anniversary of the Erasmus Programme in
Poland are being carried out by:
Foundation for the Development of the Education System
National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme in Poland
„„Erasmus Programme Unit
„„Promotion Unit
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Preparations
Schedule for celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus
Programme.
In January 2012 a schedule for celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the
Erasmus Programme was agreed with the Ministry of Science and Higher
Education. Prof. Barbara Kudrycka, Minister of Science and Higher Education
has assumed honorary patronage over all jubilee events.
National-level events are organized by the Foundation for the Development of
the Education System - National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme
in Poland in cooperation with Erasmus Student Network Poland.
Visual identification
The significance of the jubilee has been emphasised by designing special
occasional logotype.
Jubilee logotype has been featured in all information and promotional materials,
on related websites and in respective correspondence. Higher education
institutions and partners of the anniversary’ celebrations are also authorised
to use the jubilee logotype.
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Communication
Website dedicated to jubilee celebrations
In February 2012, a jubilee website was launched, where information on
current and planned jubilee events is posted. The website is available in
Polish and English. It has been visited by nearly 6 500 Internet users.
Visit us on:
www.konferencje.frse.org.pl/erasmus25
Statistics for the website:
Video promoting studying in Poland
The video presents one day from the lives of Erasmus students who spent
part of their studies in Polish cities: Gdańsk, Lublin, Wrocław, Warsaw and
Kraków. The students come from different countries and study various subjects.
The video will be officially released in September 2012 during EAIE fair in
Dublin.
Polish Erasmus page on Facebook
Polish fan page of the Erasmus Programme run by the National Agency for
the Lifelong Learning Programme has been launched in order to gather the
largest number of students who have benefited from Erasmus or intend to
do so in the near future. Thanks to regularly updated posts on the Facebook
wall, we inform more than 3 500 fans about the activities taken on local,
regional, national and European level that are related to the celebrations of
the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus Programme.
The fan page also aims to encourage students to benefit from other European
Programmes (such as Youth in Action or Leonardo da Vinci), to follow the
news from the world of science or education and to disseminate information
on the European Institutions’ work. The Facebook page also features photo
galleries from the jubilee events held in Poland.
Visit us on:
www.facebook.com/erasmuspolska
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Statistics for Erasmus Polska fan page on Facebook:
Number of Facebook fans:
In average 6 new fans every day.
Number of fans interacting via Erasmus Polska page (adding Like button,
posting information on the wall, adding comments, other):
In average 79 interactions every day.
Total reach of Erasmus Polska page – the number of people who have seen
any contents related with the fan page:
In average 1 800 people see our posts every day.
Demographic range of fans:
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Erasmus Forest:
25 000 trees
for the 25th Anniversary
of the Erasmus Programme
In April 2012 more than 600 students from all over Poland and other European
countries took part in Erasmus Forest.
The Erasmus Forest is a social forest-planting action conducted since 2008
by the international association of Erasmus Student Network in cooperation
with the State Forests and Foundation for the Development of the Education
System - National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme.
In the year of 25th anniversary of Erasmus in Europe, the Polish section of
the Erasmus Student Network association planted a record number of 25 000
seedlings in 12 Regional Directorates of State Forests.
Ambassador of the Erasmus Forest campaign was Undersecretary of State
at the Ministry of Environment, Aneta Wilmańska, one of the first
Erasmus students.
- It has been a great pleasure for me to accept the role of campaign’s ambassador.
First of all, I am pleased that the celebration of the anniversary has an
environmental dimension. And as the programme beneficiary I am glad to
participate in its anniversary, although not as a student – said Minister Aneta
Wilmańska.
The Erasmus Forrest action was inaugurated on April 15 in Torfy nature
reserve near Warsaw, where students from Poland, Spain, Germany, France,
China, Turkey and the Netherlands planted 4 000 pines. The students were
accompanied by the campaign’s ambassador Minister Wilmańska, management
of Foundation for the Development of the Education System and the State
Forests. In total, more than 100 people participated in the inauguration of
the Erasmus Forest campaign.
– Planting trees is an excellent and beneficial idea for celebrating the silver
jubilee of the Erasmus Programme. Students take actions aimed at protecting
the environment and at the same time - celebrate the anniversary with
foreign fellows. The 25 000 trees planted all over Poland are a significant
contribution of Erasmus students to fight against climate change on the global
scale – emphasized Tomasz Bratek, Deputy General Director of FRSE.
Five press articles and nearly 96 Internet posts have been published on the
Erasmus Forrest action, the most significant being:
„„25 Thousand Trees on the Occassion of the 25th Anniversary of the Erasmus
Programme, PAP press release, 14.04.2012
„„Erasmus Forrest is Growing, www.nauka.gov.pl, 16.04.2012
„„A Tree for the Małopolska Region, Dziennik Polski Kronika Krakowska,
23.04.2012
„„Foreign Students at UWM Plant Oak Trees, Gazeta Olsztyńska Nasza
Warmia, 25.04.2012
„„Students from Abroad Plant Forests, Gazeta Współczesna, 26.04.2012
„„Erasmus Students Plant Two Thousand Oaks, Gazeta.pl/bialystok, 28.04.2012
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9th Meeting
of International Erasmus
Students in Poland
On May 11-13, during the 9th Meeting of International Erasmus Students,
150 young people coming from 17 countries of Europe and Asia who
study at 18 Polish HEIs, met in Wrocław. The Meeting was organised by
the Foundation for the Development of the Education System, which is the
National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme, the University of
Wrocław, the Technical University of Wrocław and local section of Erasmus
Student Network.
During the Meeting, students had an opportunity to verify their team work
skills in an international group. One of the tasks was to construct a plane,
which would glide from the third floor and ensure safe landing for an egg
hidden inside. Combining international traditions in constructing flying vehicles
has brought positive results: two out of five eggs landed safely on the ground.
Participants of the Meeting also attended a series of lectures. The culminating
point of the three-day event was a city game, during which students equipped
with maps were to find famous Wrocław dwarfs.
– The Meeting was designed to integrate and overcome stereotypes – explains
one of the organizers, Damian Bulira, head of ESN section at the Technical
University of Wrocław. – We would like to make Erasmus students feel at
home in Poland.
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Europe Day Celebrations:
Schuman’s Parade
Schuman’s Parade is a manifestation of Euro-enthusiasts organized each year
in Warsaw to celebrate Europe Day. The Schuman’s Parade has been organized
by the Polish Foundation of Robert Schuman since 1999. Foundation for the
Development of the Education System is one of partners and during every edition
of the Parade presents the offer of European Union’s educational programmes.
In the year of the silver anniversary of the Erasmus Programme, Foundation
for the Development of the Education System in cooperation with Erasmus
Student Network focused on promotion and celebration of the Erasmus jubilee.
This year’s Schuman’s Parade held on May 12 was led, among others, by
a moving platform with dancing students. Students also performed on stage:
– Europe is waiting for you! Thanks to Erasmus, you can discover and experience
Europe. I am a good example of a person who went abroad with Erasmus
and had the time of his life – said Piotrek Saul, a former Erasmus student
who amazed the audience with his performance entitled Beatbox Experiment.
At the stand of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System,
participants of the manifestation could find out how to move abroad to study,
get an internship, volunteer or benefit from youth exchanges. They also had an
opportunity to talk to members of the Erasmus Student Network association
(former Erasmus students) who willingly shared their experiences gained
during studies abroad.
Organizers estimate that this year’s Parade was attended by nearly 2000
Euro-enthusiasts.
Information on the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus Programme
during the Schuman’s Parade was disseminated in one TV interview, one
radio Programme, 3 press articles and 31 publications posted on the internet.
The most interesting media coverage included:
„„Interview with Anna Atłas, Director of the Lifelong Learning Programme
in „Kulturalni.pl” Programme on TVP Polonia, 12.05.2012
„„Interview with Anna Samel (FRSE) in the News on Radio Eska Warsaw,
09.05.2012
„„European Town 12.05, uniaeuropejska.org, 08.05.2012
„„Europe Speaking or Schuman’s Parade, Gazeta Wyborcza
Co jest grane,
11.05.2012
„„Schuman’s Parade 2012: Will it Remind of European Solidarity?), Newsweek.
pl, 11.05.2012
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Science Festival
in Bydgoszcz
The silver jubilee of the Erasmus Programme was celebrated during the Science
Festival in Bydgoszcz organized by: Kazimierz Wielki University, the University
of Technology and Agriculture, and Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki in Bydgoszcz.
The Foundation for the Development of the Education System - National
Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme was a partner to the event.
The Science Festival in Bydgoszcz has been designed to promote latest
achievements in science and technology, excite the curiosity in culture and
arts, encourage to follow a healthy lifestyle and promote the city and the
Kujawsko-Pomorski region. In the year marking the jubilee of the Erasmus
Programme, the Science Festival in Bydgoszcz was held on May 25-26.
The part of the Festival devoted to the Erasmus Programme commenced with
a session at the Bydgoszcz City Hall, which was attended by the Mayor of
Bydgoszcz, authorities of local universities and their partner HEIs from all
over Europe, as well as representatives of the National Agency for the Lifelong
Learning Programme.
The main part of the celebrations was held on May 26 in the Bydgoszcz Old
Market Square, where a Science Picnic for the families was held. During the
event, ESN members organized sports competition and tasting of European
dishes. Also on that day, a parade of Erasmus and local students marched
through the Old Town. The procession was headed by A Youth Brass Band
at the School of Mechanics Compound in Bydgoszcz.
Information on the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus
Programme during the Science Festival in Bydgoszcz featured in nine press
articles and 61 online publications.
The most interesting media coverage included:
„„Science Festival in Bydgoszcz is Launched, PAP press release, 23.05.2012
„„Learn through Play, Express Bydgoski, 24.05.2012
„„Tolkien and Nightbird Chemistry, Gazeta Wyborcza Bydgoszcz, 24.05.2012
„„Family Science, Gazeta Wyborcza Bydgoszcz, 26.05.2012
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Erasmus Potluck
in Warsaw
The main aim of the event entitled Erasmus Potluck in Warsaw (originally
Polish: Smak życia w Warszawie) organized on July 25 was to hold a discussion
on Erasmus generation - first generation of young Europeans who are much
more mobile and open than their parents. The discussion was preceeded by
the screening of a documentary by Grzegorz Brzozowski, former Erasmus
student and graduate of Wajda Film School.
The documentary entitled „Today in Warsaw, Tomorrow Whatever” (originally
Polish: Dzisiaj w Warszawie, jutro gdzieś w świecie) tells a story of two foreign
students who discover the beauty of Warsaw district of Praga.
After the screening, Beata Skibińska, head of Erasmus Unit in the Foundation
for the Development of the Education System, led the discussion among
students, former beneficiaries of Erasmus and experts about advantages of
moving abroad. Former Erasmus students confirmed that stay abroad was an
essential moment in their lives and in many cases inspired them to take crucial
decisions. This was also emphasised by the film director, Grzegorz Brzozowski,
who said that that his Erasmus adventure was a stimulus for making the
documentary: I found an inspiration inside myself. My life experiences were
shown in the movie.
The discussion was rounded off with a premiere of a video promoting Poland
as an attractive place to study (see p. 3).
The meeting was attended by more than 100 participants.
Event’s promotional poster:
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Promotion of the 25th
anniversary of the Erasmus
Programme during
Open’er Festival
Open’er Festival in Gdynia is a one of the 12 biggest musical events in Europe.
This year (July 4-7) more than 80 thousand of young people from all over
Europe gathered in Gdynia.
Organizers of the Open’er Festival give the opportunity for the representatives
of the NGO sector to promote their activities in a special tent. In the Erasmus
jubilee year Polish section of the Erasmus Student Network association ran
an information stand in the tent housing representatives of various NGOs.
Over the four days, ESN members provided information on opportunities to
study or hold an internship abroad within the Erasmus Programme.
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Erasmus Generation
Exhibition
As part of the information and promotion campaign on the celebrations of
the silver jubilee of the Erasmus Programme in Poland, the Foundation for
the Development of the Education System - the National Agency for the
Lifelong Learning Programme has prepared an exhibition of photographs
presenting fifteen former Erasmus students, who used the experiences and
skills acquired during studies abroad to achieve professional and personal
success after graduation. The persons invited to the project are distinguished
by great talents and unique passions. They all share fond memories of their
stays abroad and agree that Erasmus mobility is a valuable experience.
Among the selected graduates are Erasmus Programme pioneers in Poland
(students who moved abroad during the first editions of Erasmus Programme
in Poland), artists (conductor of The Podlaska Philharmonic, painter),
businessmen (president of the board of an international company), scientists
(doctor of chemistry, geologist working in the Atacama desert), sportsmen
(coach working at the FC Legia Warszawa) and public personas (Deputy
Minister of Environment).
The exhibition features photographs of selected former Erasmus students and
their statements on Erasmus and and how it affected their lives (in Polish and
English). Thanks to QR codes spectators can immediately access the website
where complete interviews are posted.
The exhibition featuring large format photos will be officially opened on
October 1. 2012 in the heart of Warsaw in Krakowskie Przedmieście Street
(near the Polish Academy of Science, Academy of Fine Arts and the main
campus of the University of Warsaw).
The design for the exhibition will be provided to Polish HEIs free of charge
and they will be able to print and display posters in any format inside or
outside their campus.
Get to know Erasmus Generation - see the exhibition on-line!
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Media coverage
In the period from January to August 2012, as part of media monitoring, the
following results have been collected for „Erasmus” entry:
„„4 TV Programmes
„„2 radio Programmes
„„466 press articles
„„2 082 Internet posts.
List of the most interesting media coverage:
1. Interview with Dorota Rytwińska, coordinator of the Erasmus Unit (LLP
NA) in the „Poranek” Programme on Channel 4 of Polish Radio, 17.01.2012
2. European University Exchanges, Echo Miasto Trójmiasto, 23.01.2012
3. Three Million Erasmus Grant Holders over 25 Years, Dziennik Gazeta
Prawna, 31.01.2012
4. Erasmus Changes Lives for 25 Years, twojeinnowacje.pl, 01.02.2012
5. Erasmus Turns 25, uniaeuropejska.org, 02.02.2012
6. Erasmus Turnss25, kariera.com.pl, 09.02.2012
7. 25th Birthday of Erasmus, twojaeuropa.pl, 20.02.2012
8. Interview with Małgorzata Członkowska-Naumiuk (LLP NA) in „Śniadanie
Europejskie” Programme on Channel 4 of Polish Radio, 24.03.2012
9. Erasmus Changes Everything, Elle, 01.04.2012
10.Interview with Marta Niemywska, former Erasmus student in „Pod Lupą”
Programme on Channel 4 of Polish Radio, 03.04.2012
11.Border-free Studies, Express Bydgoski, 10.04.2012
12.Interview with Anna Samel of FRSE Promotion Department in „Pod Lupą”
Programme on Channel 4 of Polish Radio, 11.04.2012
13.Gain Experience Abroad, Gazeta Olsztyńska, 16.04.2012
14.Interview with Małgorzata Członkowska-Naumiuk and Anna Samel (LLP
NA) in „Studenteria” Programme of Radio Kampus, 24.04.2012
15.Erasmus for 25 Years, Nowa Trybuna Opolska Akademicka, 30.04.2012
16.
Record Growth in the Number of Erasmus Students, rp.pl, 08.05.2012
17.Interview with Anna Atłas, Director of the Lifelong Learning Programme
in „Kulturalni.pl” Programme on TVP Polonia, 12.05.2012
18.
Interview with Feio Goncalo, former Erasmus student in „Śniadanie
europejskie” Programme on Channel 4 of Polish Radio, 20.05.2012
19.Exciting Studies Abroad, Głos Szczeciński, 28.05.2012
20.
Poles in the Lead of Erasmus, Trendy Art of Living, 01.06.2012
21.Record Year, Polska Dziennik Bałtycki, 12.06.2012
22.
New Record of the Erasmus Programme; 8.5% Growth in Student
Exchanges, forumakademickie.pl, 14.06.2012
23.
Students Go Abroad in Big Numbers, Echo Miasta Katowice, 18.06.2012
24.
More than 231.000 Students Awarded Erasmus Grants, natablicy.
pl, 18.06.2012
25.
Interview with Beata Skibińska, Deputy Director of the Lifelong
Learning Programme on Polskie Radio 24, 20.06.2012
26.
Students Abroad with a Grant, wyborcza.pl, 22.06.2012
27.Erasmus my Love, Gazeta Wyborcza Duży Format, 31.06.2012
28.
Erasmus Changes Lives and Opens Minds for 25 Years, forumakademickie.pl. 17.07.2012
29.
History Written with Erasmus, perspektywy.pl, 27.07.201
30.
Commissioner Vassiliou on the Silver Jubilee of Erasmus, uniaeuropejska.
org, 01.08.2012
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Plans for the second
half-year 2012
P
Second half of 2012
olish-English jubilee publication, presenting the achievements of the
Erasmus Programme and its contribution to the development of the
Polish higher education system 23rd November 2012
M
ain national event: Erasmus 25th Anniversary Gala under the patronage
of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for academics,
higher education staff, students, Erasmus coordinators from all over
Poland accompanied by an awards ceremony.
27th November 2012
S
tudents national debate on the 25th Erasmus Anniversary: past achievements
and future perspectives accompanied by the students party. Conference
will be organized by the Foundation for the Development of the Education
System in cooperation with Erasmus Student Network.
Coordinators & Organisers
Anna Atłas
Director of the LLP Programme
phone: (+48) 22 46 31 105
e-mail: anna.atlas@frse.org.pl
Beata Skibińska
Head of Unit Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Bologna Experts
phone: (+48) 22 46 31 249
e-mail: beata.skibinska@frse.org.pl
Katarzyna Żochowska
Erasmus Programme
phone: (+48) 22 46 31 248
e-mail: katarzyna.zochowska@frse.org.pl
Agnieszka Pietrzak
Director of Promotion and Communication
phone: (+48) 22 46 31 171
e-mail: agnieszka.pietrzak@frse.org.pl
Anna Samel
Promotion Department
phone: (+48) 22 46 31 173
e-mail: anna.samel@frse.org.pl
Report on the implementation of activities taken in Poland as part of the celebrations
of the 25th Anniversary of the Erasmus Programme.
Writing & Editing: Anna Samel
Layout: Jerzy Parafianowicz
Composition & Paging: Anna Samel
Celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus Programme in Poland